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Baku, February 23, AZERTAC
Following a ceremony of signing documents, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani have made statements for the press.
Statement by President Ilham Aliyev:
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Legal Status of Caspian Sea
Introduction
The Caspian Sea is the biggest enclosed body of water on Earth, having an even larger area than that of the American Great Lakes or that of Lake Victoria in East Africa. The length of the

Introduction
The tragedy of the commons dates all the back to Aristotle. It is the story of humans depleting and destroying the free gifts of the world. There have been many incidences of other commons being destroyed like, the Black Sea,

By Maksim Tsurkov – Trend:
SOCAR (State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan) will additionally produce around 32.85 mcm of gas and 5,480 tons of condensate annually by commissioning a well at the Guneshli offshore field after overhaul, the company

TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has published its latest version of the Food Chain Crisis Early Warning Bulletin for the period January-March 2016 that indicating that Dieback of

The workshop entitled "Caspian Sea - Sustainable Development and Management" will be held in Turkmenistan's resort city Avaza March 7-18, the Turkmen government said Feb. 27.
The purpose of the workshop is to further develop the cooperation of the

By Farhad Daneshvar – Trend:
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has called on to reconsider the eliminated Nabucco West project.
“Proposal for the Nabucco gas pipeline was partially eliminated after imposing sanctions against Iran and now with the

The US President Barack Obama has a unique opportunity to assist in establishing peace between Yerevan and Baku which are at loggerheads due to the occupation of Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh region by Armenia, Rob Sobhani, CEO of the US Caspian Group

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By Aynur Karimova
Azerbaijan and Iran, both nations enjoying huge natural gas reserves in the world, have a potential to become key suppliers of gas to the European market, Omid Shokri Kalehsar believes.
The energy

With the break-up of the Soviet Union and the troubles prevalent in the Balkans there has been much renewed interest in the early history of Eastern Europe. Troubles have fuelled nationalist tendencies in the region and there has been much

Plans for a new Euro-Caspian pipeline will solidify the west's dependence on fossil fuels and authoritarian regimes. This new documentary shows why we should stop and think.
“Of course we need a different energy model,” Alberto Santoro states emphatically. “It is

Diplomatic attention has intensified on the project of the Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline (TCGP) while both obstacles to and incentives for its realization increase. Turkmenistan's commitment to the project may be inferred from the finally completed construction of its East-West Pipeline

By Maksim Tsurkov - Trend:
Some $696.1 million has been allocated since the beginning of construction to finance the construction of a new generation drilling rig in Azerbaijan, the State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) told Trend.
"Some $287.6 million has been

A senior official with TMK, Russia’s largest manufacturer of steel pipes for the oil and gas industry, said Wednesday the company is in talks to supply Iran’s oil and gas sector with pipes.
“We have a program underway to

Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Iran, which are the five Caspian littoral states, have convened in Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan from January 27-29 to talk about the legal status of the sea. The Caspian Sea has been a cause

By Aynur Karimova
Azerbaijan and Qatar, the two energy-rich countries located in the South Caucasus and the Middle East regions, respectively, have expressed intention to further develop both political and economic relations.
President Ilham Aliyev believes that the two countries should raise

The 4th Global Baku Forum titled 'Towards a Multipolar World' has started in Baku today.
Its opening is attended by the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijan’s first lady Mehriban Aliyeva and the vice-president of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation,

By Vagif Sharifov, Anakhanum Khidayatova – Trend:
Trend Agency has had an exclusive interview with the President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili, who earlier arrived in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, to take part in the Fourth Global Baku Forum.
The interview with

By Elchin Mehdiyev - Trend:
Azerbaijan makes significant contribution to ensuring the world’s energy security, Turkey’s former foreign minister Hikmet Cetin told reporters in Baku, March 10.
He noted that the energy security is a very important issue.
“The Middle East and South

On February 23, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev visited Tehran, where he met with his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani. Notably, the two presidents signed 11 memoranda of understanding (MoU) across several areas of cooperation, including energy, the economy and transport (IRNA,

Russia is investing tens of millions of dollars to refurbish a pair of hulking Cold War-era ships, outfitting them with Moscow’s latest anti-air and ship defense systems and next-generation missiles.
The nuclear-powered Kirov-class battlecruisers were developed in the late 1970s and

Kazakhstan is embarking on some of the most ambitious reforms in its independent history as President Nursultan Nazarbayev moves to implement his election campaign platform of five institutional reforms.
President Nazarbayev announced in his inaugural speech last May that a “Plan

Turkey and Ukraine decided to cooperate in a number of fields, including politics, economy, education and tourism, during a three-hour Turkey-Ukraine High Level Strategic Council meeting which was chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko

Denholm Oilfield Services has secured contracts worth $110 million in the Caspian and Middle East region in the last 12 months.
The company, which has held a presence in key locations such as Kazakhstan during the past two decades, is benefiting

By Aygun Badalova, Elena Kosolapova - Trend:
The Southern Gas Corridor, which proposes gas supplies from the Caspian region to Europe, is an essential project and must be supported, the British Transatlantic and Caucasus Studies Institute director Ziba Norman told Trend.
“The

Baku - APA-Economics. Ali Hasanov, Azerbaijani president's aide for public and political affairs, has called on Japanese companies to join an initiative to transport gas from the Caspian Sea to Europe on a route that does not go through

The Caspian Sea is situated on the border of Europe and Asia. It is bordered with the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Iran. The Caspian is the largest inland body of water in the world.
Since the ancient

by Farid Rauf oglu Shafiyev
The Caspian Sea is the largest closed water body in the world and is surrounded by five states--Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan. It has an area of 440,000 square kilometers with an ultra-depth of 1,025

By Aygun Badalova - Trend:
The meeting between OPEC and non-OPEC countries, which was initially scheduled for March 20 in Russia, will unlikely take place. Reuters, referring to OPEC sources reported that the meeting on a plan to freeze output levels

TransCaspian 2016, the 15th Anniversary International Transport, Transit and Logistics Exhibition, will take place from 11 - 13 May at Baku Expo Centre. This year, the exhibition is marking its 15th anniversary.
Over the years, the exhibition has established itself as

By Aynur Karimova
Amid the global economic crisis, sharp drop in crude prices, political chaos and bloodshed in the Middle East, as well as increased threat of terrorism, cooperation between Azerbaijan and Turkey gains much more importance.
From this angle, Azerbaijani President

President Erdoğan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Aliyev met at the fifth Azerbaijan-Turkey High Strategic Cooperation Council, where Erdoğan announced that the works for the construction of the TANAP are progressing as planned
The fifth Azerbaijan-Turkey High Strategic Cooperation Council

By Aygun Badalova - Trend:
Construction of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) will not only contribute to energy security, but also will increase competitiveness, boost job creation and growth, Maros Sefcovic, the European Commission’s vice-president for Energy Union, said in an

By Aynur Karimova
The Southern Gas Corridor project, aiming to bring the Caspian gas to Europe, is one of the biggest construction projects of our time.
This was announced by Vice-President of the European Commission for Energy Union, Maros Sefcovic at the

In a week that saw Russia pulling some of its armed forces out of Syria and signs of increasing cooperation between Russia and the US in the region, it is important to examine Russian interest in energy, and particularly gas,

By Prof. Dr. Rovshan Ibrahimov*
Dr. Vassilios Sitaras recently published a policy brief for CCEE titled “Transporting Gas Across the Caspian: A New Option”, proposing an alternative method for delivering natural gas from Turkmenistan across the Caspian Sea to Azerbaijan and

Hoshang Tale, Ph D (Economics), Consultant Economist & Researcher
Before Peter the Great (1682- 1752) played his political games in the Caspian region, this Sea was under the sole control of Iran and was known as the Sea of Mazandaran after

Alexander Cooley in his book, Great Games Local Rules, describes a new great game where the post-soviet states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan take orders from Moscow, Washington, and Beijing. He describes this geopolitical concept as a

The Caspian Sea is an important, if often overlooked, region in regard to many of the challenges the U.S. faces around the world, such as a resurgent Russia, an emboldened Iran, wavering allies, growing China, and the rise of Islamic

The Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, a part of the Azerbaijan-initiated giant Southern Gas Corridor, is not just a major investment for Greece, but also a significant geopolitical tool for this country.
Such a remark was made by TAP's country Manager for Greece, Rikard

Trend:
Political support for third countries often becomes unaffordable for regional powers during economic difficulties.
Perhaps, in “peacetime” Iran and Russia considered the idea to include Armenia at least in some regional infrastructure projects, including transport, but today the main issue on

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Turkmennebitgazgurlushyk (“Turkmenneftegazstroy”) state concern has begun welding the pipes of the linear part of Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline’s Turkmen section.
More than 100 units of special equipment are being used within current work, a message released by Turkmen Oil and Gas

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It is planned to hold the UN first World Conference on Sustainable Transport in Turkmenistan in late 2016, according to the message of the Turkmen government.
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed a decree, according to which the staff of the organizing

Director of the Zoology Institute of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) Ilham Alekperov spoke about new discoveries and breakthroughs in this field while talking to Day.Az.
“Activity of the Zoology Institute covers all issues related to the fauna of

ASTANA – The Kashagan development project operator – North Caspian Operating Company (NCOC) – is planning to substantially expand and extend the first production stage – the Experimental Programme (EP). The operator company has developed an AEP project – Additional

urkmenistan's armed forces are conducting unprecedented large-scale, unannounced exercises, an indication of the growing importance the country's government is placing on its defense.
The exercises began "in the dead of night" between Friday and Saturday, on a personal command of President

WorldFood Azerbaijan 2016, one of the most important and significant events in the region’s food industry, will take place from May 19-21 at Baku Expo Center. Over the years, the exhibition has established itself as a leading event in

ran's ambitious project to build a 'trans-Iranian' canal from the Caspian Sea to the Persian Gulf will only be possible with Russia's help, says Bahram Amirahmadiyan, an expert on political geography at the University of Tehran.
Over the weekend, media

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Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has signed a decree to improve the rules of selling wool, carpets and hand-woven carpets abroad, said the message from the Turkmen government.
The document was presented during the meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, during which

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Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili has met with President of the Rumsfeld Foundation and former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld within the framework of the working visit to the US, the website Georgia Online reported.
At the meeting, Margvelashvili said in

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The acquisition issue of 66 percent stake of Greece gas distribution network operator - DESFA by the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) and sale of 17 percent share to European companies can be solved by late 2016, the

Trend:
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has met with the United States Secretary of State John Kerry.
Prior to the meeting they made remarks for the press.
Welcoming the attendees, John Kerry said he

The Southern Gas Corridor project aimed at delivering Azerbaijan’s natural gas to Europe wouldn’t have advanced without strong US backing, according to Azeri President Ilham Aliyev.
“We are very grateful to the government of United States for its

Summary
China agreed to help Iran building a railway which will form part of China's High Speed Silk Road Railway.
China has a winning SRR formula: dual-Usage bullet train technology and irresistible co-operation terms.
When SRR completed, freight train from China can reach

Iran to start new round of regional diplomatic initiatives in coming days, Tehran’s envoy to Baku, Mohsen Pak Ayeen said.
“In coming days we will witness more intensified regional diplomacy of Iran, as trilateral meetings are on the agenda,” Pak Ayeen

Speedy signing of the convention on the status of the Caspian Sea will contribute to cooperation of the littoral states, Azerbaijan's Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov said Apr.5.
He made the remarks during the meeting of the special working group for

Gilaks People
The Gilani people or Gilaks are an Iranian people native to the northern Iran province of Gilan. Gilaks, along with the closely related Mazandarani people, comprise part of the Caspian people, who inhabit the southern

Ramsar
Ramsar is a city in and the capital of Ramsar County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2012 census, its population was 33,018, in 9,421 families.
Ramsar lies on the coast of the Caspian Sea. It was also

Baku hosted the next meeting of the special working group created at the level of deputy ministers to develop a convention on a legal status of the Caspian Sea.
Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Khalaf Khalafov, addressing the session on April

By Paul Salopek
My intercontinental ramble, called the Out of Eden Walk, is a storytelling project that aims to retrace the footsteps of the first anatomically modern humans who migrated out of Africa back in the Stone Age. I am plodding

The land of the gods man is possibly the next superpower of renewable energy in the Middle East
After years of isolation and sanctions, the framework agreement between Iran and the P5+1 countries (the U.S., U.K., Russia, China, France and

Caspian littoral countries agreed on a number of important provisions of the draft Convention, including issues related to sovereignty, the implementation of sovereign rights and jurisdiction of the parties in the Caspian Sea.
This is reflected in the final Communiqué

Caspian Sea littoral states eye economic cooperation
Trend:
Deputy foreign ministers of the Caspian Sea littoral states have discussed expansion of economic cooperation at a meeting in Baku, an Iranian deputy foreign minister said.
The Islamic Republic of Iran believes in the

Iran's $10Bln Mega Canal Could be Game Changer in Global Trade Routes
Russian experts comment on the prospects for the realization of Iran's ambitious 'trans-Iranian' canal, which would run from the Caspian Sea to the Persian

Moscow, Baku May Invest in Iran-Related Projects
Azerbaijan continues to work on several energy and transport enterprises with Russia and Iran, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Friday.
BAKU (Sputnik) — Russia and Azerbaijan are working

Azerbaijan achieves milestones in energy policy in Q1 2016
The energy policy of Azerbaijan, which has turned into one of the main guarantors of Europe’s energy security, recorded important achievements and milestones of historical significance in the first quarter of 2016.
Energy

North-South Corridor from Russia to India to compete with Suez Canal
Following talks with the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Iran, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has revealed that Russia has agreed to begin substantive studies on the implementation of

Leader calls for ‘honest cooperation’ among Muslims to uproot terrorism
Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks in a meeting with Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev late on Monday.
“Certain powers, particularly America, are not honest and serious in their alleged fight against

Russia, Azerbaijan agree to activate Russian-Azerbaijani Business Council
visit of Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev in Baku has led to a number of economic agreements.
"We’ve agreed that we will intensify the work of the Russian-Azerbaijani Business Council

Azerbaijan to take decisive measures towards army building
Azerbaijan has set a goal to take decisive measures towards army building in 2016.
Today, the Azerbaijani army is among the strongest armies in the world both for its material and technical equipment,

Trending Science: Earth shifting on its polar axis due to climate change
A new NASA study has found that melting ice and shifting rain patterns are causing the North and South Poles to drift, resulting in a dramatic shift in

SGC to save Turkey from gas dependence on Russia
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The Southern Gas Corridor (SGC) project will save Turkey from gas dependence on Russia, said Stephen Blank, senior fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council.
He made the remarks addressing an event

Russia still most important partner for Turkmenistan, says president
Russia remains the most important partner for Turkmenistan, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said during the meeting with Alexander Zhilkin, governor of Russia's Astrakhan region, in Ashgabat, the Turkmen government reported.
The president

Blurring the Lines of Kazakhstan-Russia Relations
Forecast
Kazakhstan will try to increase its independence from Russia-led alliances.
To that end, Astana will make economic and military deals with other countries and build up its domestic military capacity.

Russia: A Global Energy Powerhouse That’s Much More Than a Petro-State
Russia is not what you think. Most discussion about its energy influence has focused on oil and gas, particularly gas. Russia can be described, and is routinely described,

BP, its partners invest almost $60B in Azerbaijan
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The British BP company together with its partners on development of the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli and Shah Deniz oil and gas fields invested in Azerbaijan over $58 billion over the period of more than 20-year

In 25th anniversary of Independency, Turkmenistan focuses on giant TAPI energy project
Celebrating its 25th independence anniversary, Turkmenistan - one of major energy exporting countries - is making efforts toward creating stable systems to carry energy to world markets. It

Gazprom and ENI to step up cooperation
Following the success of the Blue Stream project, ''cooperation between Gazprom and ENI will be increased further'', Russian energy minister Aleksander Novak told ANSA in an exclusive interview.
''A series of documents

Armenia's Eurasian Dilemma
Today in Armenia, which is an ally of Russia in the South Caucasus, the public, the expert community and various political forces are discussing the practicability of membership in organizations that are not able to

Why do we need to save the tiger?
The natural population of these beautiful felines that we are used to seeing under captivity is disintegrating slowly.
Tigers are among the most endangered animals on earth. The natural population of

The Caspian tiger (Panthera tigris virgata), also known as the Hyrcanian tiger, the Mazandaran tiger, the Persian tiger and the Turan tiger, is an extinct tiger subspecies that had been recorded in the wild until the early 1970s, and formerly

Will the Caspian's status change the energy equation?
Turkey is fast becoming the Caspian region's energy hub. For this reason, it needs to consider all the energy dynamics in the region. One of these energy dynamics is the Caspian Sea region.

Master of its domains
Much is made about the importance of oil to the Russian economy, but Russia is a global energy powerhouse that’s much more than a petro-state
By Scott L Montgomery
Russia is not what you think. Most

U.S. calls for strong economic ties with Azerbaijan
The U.S. State Department has voiced the necessity to strengthen the economic ties between Baku and Washington.
"We discussed the issues related to trade, finances, agriculture, combating corruption," Kurt Tong, the Principal Deputy

Iran, Kazakhstan’s Speakers Meet in Moscow
Senior Iranian and Kazakh legislators on Tuesday held a meeting on the sidelines of the first session of Eurasian parliamentary speakers in the Russian capital, Moscow.
At the meeting, Speaker of Iran’s parliament

Bilateral and three lateral agreements will not be effective until the five-sided agreement is signed - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim Rahimpour
An issue of transit and provision of assistance to

Astana to host 13th Eurasian Media Forum
Annual meeting of politicians, public figures and media representatives opens on April 20, 2016 in Astana, Caspian Energy News (www.caspianenergy.net) reports with reference to
The Forum will discuss the most vexed

UAE is home to the world's largest caviar factory
A sprawling industrial estate in the capital of the United Arab Emirates is the unlikely location for a fish farm which is the world's largest caviar factory.
Sturgeon, the fish that produces

First TAP pipes arrive in Albania
The Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG (TAP) announced the arrival of the first steel line pipes and machinery for the construction of the Albanian section of the pipeline.
The occasion was marked by a ceremony in

Groundwater depletion shifting Earth's axis: Scientists
JAIPUR: Groundwater depletion in India is a calamity that now calls for urgent measures. What is less well known, though, is that Earth's spin around its axis too is especially sensitive to

Why Iran is building up its defenses
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif underlined the necessity of developing Iran’s defense power in an article published on Wednesday.
Nearly three years ago, the newly elected Iranian president called for

Tourist Zone «Avaza» – the resort pearl of national industry of hospitality
In National Tourist Zone “Avaza”, a swimming season is in full swing. In these days, thousands of residents of Turkmenistan from all parts of the country

First Islamic Organisation for Food Security Summit Depend on Iran railway corridor
In many ways, the fight against global hunger has been one of the great successes of recent decades. According to the UN’s latest Food Insecurity report, the number

Caspian-Persian Gulf Channel Project under Consideration by Russia and Caspian States
By the end of 2016, Iran intends to begin construction of a navigable water channel of approximately 600 km in length that will link the

To Walk This Wilderness, Carry a Shovel
Caching water on the steppes of Kazakhstan is like an act of worship or a duty of penance.
Paul Salopek is walking the global trail of the first humans who migrated out of

Energy: what was once a largely single-resource/two-state controlled industry has given way to other resources of significance. In turn, this has also given rise to other states as major players in the arena. Given the increased need for energy among

Dubai: When Iran took delivery of the first parts of an advanced Russian air defence system this month, it paraded the anti-aircraft missile launchers sent by Moscow to mark Army Day.
Tehran had cause to celebrate: the Kremlin`s decision

Shipments from Asia to Europe can be moved three times faster through Trans-Caspian corridor
By using the Trans-Caspian corridor, shipments from Asia to Europe can be moved three times faster in comparison to the maritime route, said Azerbaijani ambassador to

Synergy Baku Cycling Project pins great hopes on Tour d’Azerbaidjan
The Synergy Baku Cycling Project is sending its strongest team ever to the Tour d’Azerbaidjan scheduled for May 4-8. The Azerbaijani team will look to improve on its third place

EPP concerned about EU Commission’s role in Southern Gas Corridor project
The president of the centre-right European Peoples' Party (EPP), the largest group in the European Parliament, Manfred Weber has sent a letter to Energy Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete and

EC slams Nord Stream-2, reaffirms commitment to Southern Gas Corridor
The European Commission once again made clear its position on the Russia's Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline project, saying that it must fully comply with the European legislation.
European Commission's

George Koo: Notes from a Chinese American tourist in Iran
A 17-day tour of Iran does not a country expert make, but it’s certainly enough to form some meaningful impressions of a country that has been virtually blacked out from Americans’

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US to switch on European missile shield
The United States’ European missile defence shield is to go live almost a decade after Washington proposed protecting NATO from Iranian rockets and despite Russian warnings that the West is threatening the

Turkmenistan looking to Belarus as a transit partner
Turkmenistan views Belarus as a promising partner in a large-scale transit project, Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov told reporters after his talks with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk on May 11, BelTA

Ankara, Baku to become sister cities
Baku and Ankara can become sister cities soon, as the Ankara City Municipality decided to sign relevant protocols, Turkish Haberlerankara newspaper reports.
The decision aims to further strengthen the relations between Azerbaijan and Turkey.
Ankara, Turkey's

EU eyes Turkmenistan as potential gas supplier
European countries view hydrocarbon-rich Turkmenistan as one of the main suppliers of natural gas.
The remark was made by Head of the OSCE Center in Ashgabat Ivo Petrov during the meeting with Turkmen President

Minister of Agricultural Jihad to visit Azerbaijan Republic
Minister of Agricultural Jihad Mahmoud Hojjati is to depart for Azerbaijan Republic on Sunday on an official visit at the invitation of his Azeri counterpart Haydar Asadov.
In addition to

Head of ICRO discusses issues of mutual interest with Azeri minister
Head of Islamic Cultural and Relations Organization (ICRO) Abuzar Ebrahimi Turkaman in a meeting with Minister of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan Republic Abulfas Garayev discussed issues of

Newly-built Khankendi vessel re-floated at Baku Shipyard
The Shah Deniz consortium is pleased to announce that the subsea construction vessel (SCV) "Khankendi" was recently re-floated into the Caspian Sea at the Baku Shipyard quay. The vessel has been specifically designed

Two Ends of Southern Gas Corridor Work Way towards Centre
Work has been done now at either end of the Southern Gas Corridor, bringing nearer a new source of gas for the European Union. While the subsea construction vessel (SCV) Khankendi

Turkmenistan presents huge sea projects at IMO meeting
Turkmenistan publicized its plans on creating international transit transport corridors within the framework of the 96th meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee,

Azerbaijan and China: Greater integration
Rapidly expanding trade and nascent investment promise stronger links between China, the world’s second largest economy, and Azerbaijan, an energy rich country on the Caspian basin.
Economic ties between Azerbaijan and China play a large role

Kazakh Delegation Attends Dialogue in Brussels, Connectivity Conference in Berlin
The Kazakh delegation took an active part in the recent events convened in Brussels, Belgium and Berlin, Germany, where it promoted better dialogue with the European Union and connectivity projects on

Iran bridge role for india and russia relation
Iran’s President Rouhani and the Indian PM Modi have emphasized on boosting ties between the two countries.
Speaking at a joint press conference with the visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra

BP, SOCAR strike deal to explore block in Caspian Sea
BP and Azerbaijan's state oil company SOCAR signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly explore potential prospects in the block D230 in the North Absheron Basin in the Azerbaijan

SOCAR commissions prolific gas well in Caspian Sea
Azerbaijan's state oil company SOCAR will additionally produce 43.8 million cubic meters of gas and more than 20,000 tons of oil per year as it has put into operation a new well

President Aliyev: Azerbaijan on verge of realizing energy project of global importance
Energy-rich Azerbaijan and its core partner in major energy projects British BP are eager to continue this successful cooperation for many more decades in a move that will

EBRD Mulls SGC Loan
EBRD Mulls SGC Loan
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is ready to support the southern gas corridor (SGC) project, its president Suma Chakrabarti told reporters in Baku May 25. Chakrabarti said the EBRD has firmly committed

Scientists finally know what stopped Mongol hordes from conquering Europe
In 1206, Genghis Khan, a fierce tribal chieftain from northern Mongolia, began to take over the world.
The khan's ruthless tactics and loyal horde swept across Asia. One territory after another

Traces of extinction
Tigers used to occur across Asia as far west as Turkey. Isolated populations of tigers developed into eight different subspecies.
Three generations ago, the tiger ranged from the Caucasus and Turkey through the southern Caspian region

The New Great Game: the Caspian Sea
There are two aspects of the New Great Game. The first aspect is to control hydrocarbon resources around the coasts of the Caspian Sea, and second is to grasp the transit of hydrocarbon

President Ilham Aliyev attended the opening of Caspian Oil & Gas Exhibition 2016
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has attended the opening of the 23rd International Caspian Oil & Gas Exhibition and Conference and the 6th

Kazakhstan’s Kuryk will be similar to Baku port
Kazakhstan is currently engaged in the construction of a new Kuryk port on the Caspian shore, which will be similar to Azerbaijan's Baku International Sea Trade Port.
Gosman Amrin, deputy chairman of the

Iran resumes crude oil swap
Head of North Oil Terminal Hamid Reza Shahdoust said on Wednesday that National Iranian Oil Company has obliged Nikoo Company to fulfill preparatory works for resuming crude oil swap in shortest possible time.

Croatian shipbuilder to build two ferry vessels for the transport of railway carriages in Caspian Sea
The Croatian shipbuilding company will build two ferry vessels for the transport of railway carriages in the Caspian Sea, according to Kazakh TV, Azertac

In Iran, Modi projects Vajpayee’s vision
The quantum leap for Indian diplomacy that was the Chabahar agreement, was seeded by NDA1 and nurtured by NDA2, while the two UPA administrations in between failed to make much progress
The recent agreement between

Moscow is preparing special beach areas
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
This summer, in the city of Moscow, there will be arranged new beaches on the banks of rivers and lakes of the city with demarcated areas where water would not exceed 1.2

Diplomat: Multiculturalism - reflection of mood of Azerbaijani society
Throughout its history, Azerbaijan has played an important role in bridging East and West through connecting Central Asia with Anatolia, the Black Sea and beyond. Situated on the west coast of

Posidonia 2016: DNV GL presents modern classification solutions
The promise of new modern classification solutions to deliver quality, fulfill customer’s needs, and implement innovative technologies was the key theme for DNV GL at their

Iran, Russia planning to set joint bureau on scientific cooperation
Chancellor of Shahid Beheshti University Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi announced planning to set up a joint bureau for scientific and technology cooperation between Iran and Russia.
He

Iran at the Crossroads of The Eurasian Land-Bridge
May 27—With the recent historic visit to Tehran of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, for the first time in nearly 40 years, Iran has the opportunity to resume

Caspian Sea littoral states meeting ends in Moscow
Deputy Foreign Ministers of five littoral states of Caspian Sea by signing final statement of the 45th meeting of special working group to compile context of legal regime convention of

In Iran, Modi projects Vajpayee’s vision
The recent agreement between Iran, Afghanistan and India to build the Chabahar port on the Iranian coast and link it with the existing rail and road network and related industrial corridor into

Shifting Conflict and Security Dynamics in the Caucasus: The Role of Regional Powers
By Neil J Melvin, Ekaterina Klimenko for Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
As Neil Melvin and Ekaterina Klimenko see it, the problem of Nagorno-Karabakh is arguably

Tehran-Astrakhan direct flight starts operation
Deputy-minister of industry, mines and trade has said beginning from early June, flights has been operated directly between Tehran and Russian Caspian port city of Astrakhan.
Valiollah Afkhamizadeh told reporters on Saturday

Focus on Caucasian pit viper
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Today, the Russian President Vladimir Putin met with the Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov in Moscow.
The two leaders discussed key issues of bilateral cooperation and exchange views on important regional issues during the talks.
Russian President noted that

The new Turkish military attaché to Azerbaijan, Brigadier General Zafer Ocak was introduced to Azerbaijan’s Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov on November 1.
The Defense Ministry reported that Ocak, who replaced Ihsan Basbozkurt in this position, was introduced by

IIKSS- Russia and Azerbaijan, the two friends and neighbors, are looking for ways to expand the interaction in the tourism sphere.
The countries plan to start with expansion of the direct flights, which today is carried out in

IIKSS- SOCAR (State Oil Company of Azerbaijan) has evacuated a number of workers from the offshore platform #10 at the Gunashli field due to the earthquake in the Caspian Sea, SOCAR said in a message.
“Yesterday, aftershocks were

IIKSS- The Aktau seaport and the new Kuryk ferry port must concentrate 35 percent of all traffic on the Caspian Sea, Minister for Investment and Development Zhenis Kassymbek said during a Nov. 1 government meeting on developing the

IIKSS- Russia is “a large and important neighbor of the EU,” and it’s necessary for the bloc to hold a “correct and pragmatic” dialogue with Moscow, Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni said while on a visit to the

IIKSS- Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during celebrations for Navy Day as it rains in Baltiysk Thomson Reuters
In the November issue of the US Naval Institute's Proceedings magazine, Commander Daniel Thomassen of the Royal

IIKSS- Russian President Vladimir Putin has become one of the first global leaders to congratulate Trump with the victory, expressing hope that the two countries will continue collaborative work on international issues.
Japan's Prime Minister Abe congratulated

IIKSS - Neither the United States nor Russia can cope with the terrorist threat alone, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov told TASS on Friday.
"It is impossible to defeat terrorism by yourself," Peskov, who is currently in

IIKSS - The media has become a key battleground in the current conflict between Russia and the West, with Russia’s two state-funded, U.S.-based media outlets at the forefront.
RT America and Sputnik are responsible for crafting the Russian

IIKSS - The European Commission has so far allocated more than €187 million for the implementation of different projects within the TRACECA (Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia) project, which is aimed at strengthening of economic relations, trade and transport links

IIKSS - The long-awaited U.S. presidential election has come to an end, with Donald Trump successfully pulling off an upset win. While the United States remains the most influential country on Earth, the results from November 8, 2016

IIKSS - HE Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan received HE Majid Saif Al Ghurair, Chairman, Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, on the side-lines of his visit to the Chamber’s International Office-hosted annual networking reception held in Baku

IIKSS - Brussels/Almaty, 23 November 2016. Today the EU will hold the eighth round of its annual Human Rights Dialogue with Kazakhstan in Brussels. This meeting comes at a time when the EU has begun establishing closer political

IIKSS - During the session of the cabinet of Ministers on November 18, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov highlighted that development of mutually beneficial partnership with neighbouring countries including with Caspian states is one of the priority directions of foreign

IIKSS - Turkmenistan artificially farms sturgeon which will contribute to the conservation of the unique biodiversity of the Caspian Sea, the newspaper “Neutral Turkmenistan” reported.
An important role in this will play a fish-breeding complex, built in the

IIKSS - Regular 17th session of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan of the fifth convocation was held. Number of new laws and legal and regulatory acts, developed in accordance with the priorities of the policy of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov

IIKSS - Representatives of the Mejlis of the country, hyakims of velayats and Ashgabat, chancellors of universities, leaders of ministries and departments, mass media were invited to the session.
Having announced the agenda, the Leader of the

IIKSS - President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan Rustam Azimov, who arrived in Ashgabat to take part in the Global Conference for Sustainable Transport System.
Expressing gratitude for

IIKSS - Speaking during the opening ceremony of Atamurat-Ymamnazar-Akina railway - the first link of the Asian transnational transport corridor, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mojhammad Ashraf Ghani underlined the

IIKSS - Forestalling the agenda of the session, the Leader of the Nation, addressing the participants, noted that historical event was held recently in Ashgabat, the Global Sustainable Transport Conference was organized and conducted on high level under

IIKSS - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $1 billion in private and public sector assistance to expand Azerbaijan’s Shah Deniz II, one of the world’s largest gas fields, APA-Economics reports citing to bank’s website.
The assistance

IIKSS - The share of transfers of the State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) to the country’s state budget has to be reduced to 15 percent until 2025, according to the Strategic Road Map for the Azerbaijani National

IIKSS - International theoretical and practical conference “The Neutrality of Turkmenistan and International Practice: New Achievements of Cooperation for Stable Development” was held in the conference hall of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign

IIKSS - Being the top foreign investor of Georgia, Azerbaijan invested some $434 million in the economy of the neighboring country within three-quarters of 2016.
Georgia’s National Statistics Office reported that the volume of investments recorded an increase

IIKSS - Azerbaijan's leading IT company Cybernet has won a World Bank-supported tender announced by the Ministry of Health and Social Development of Kazakhstan under “Kazakhstan Health Sector Technology Transfer and Institutional Reform”. The contract was signed on

IIKSS - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development provided loans and technical cooperation for more than 30 projects in Kazakhstan in agricultural business, public utilities, infrastructure, energy, financial institutions and financed dozens small and medium-sized enterprises in

IIKSS - The importance of Southern Gas Corridor project, initiated by Azerbaijan and initially envisaging the Caspian gas supplies to Europe today is not realized only by people who are not well-informed and have no interest in the

IIKSS - Having announced the agenda of the session, the Head of the State gave floor to Chairperson of the Mejlis A. Nurberdiyeva who reported on the activity of the Parliament for improvement of legislation base as well

IIKSS - A new modern fuel filling station of the Wekilbazar oil products enterprise is supplied with the efficient fire-control system and up-to-date equipment. The capacity of the new filling station is 1,500 motor vehicles per day.
There

IIKSS - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is deepening its support for the private sector in Turkmenistan by arranging a US$ 1 million loan Intizar Yurek, a leading packaging company in the country.
The loan

IIKSS - In Turkmenistan’s energy industry, main attention should be paid to the attraction of foreign investment in large infrastructure projects, including the projects on the development of oil and gas reserves of the Caspian Sea, diversification of

IIKSS - The Azerbaijan-Kyrgyzstan cooperation in transit transportation has good prospects and it can be beneficial to both sides, Isimbek Abdiyev, research officer at the National Institute for Strategic Studies of Kyrgyzstan, candidate of economic sciences, came to

IIKSS - Azerbaijan plans to welcome more tourists next year and the country will be an attractive destination for Iranian tourists on the eve of Novruz holiday.
Culture and Tourism Minister Abulfas Garayev made the remark as he

IIKSS - More than 10,000 vehicles valued at 61.5 billion tenge (US$185 million) were produced in Kazakhstan during the first 11 months of 2016. The government aims to achieve 50-percent localisation in vehicle production and increase the export

IIKSS - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran must continue to strengthen itself in the face of enmity from different parties.
Ayatollah Khamenei made the remark on Tuesday during an address on the

IIKSS - National Institute of Education of Turkmenistan hosted final working meeting of the coordinators of regional programme “Reform of Educational System in the Central Asia” of German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ). Realization of this project was

IIKSS - Human Rights Commissioner of the Russian Federation Tatyana Moskalkova has visited the parliament of Azerbaijan where she met with Speaker Ogtay Asadov.
Asadov said Azerbaijan was interested in strengthening its relationship with Azerbaijan.
He lauded the

IIKSS - Agreement between OPEC and non-OPEC countries, including Russia, on oil production levels cut, aimed at stabilizing world oil market, will be implemented starting from today.
In total, OPEC cuts oil production by 1.2 million barrels per

IIKSS - The Year of Reverence for Heritage, Reforms in the Motherland of the epoch of might and happiness is coming to an end. Bidding farewell to the year of 2016, which is marked by high achievements in

IIKSS - The State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) is interested in the acquisition of high-quality real estate assets in European, Asia-Pacific and the US markets, SOFAZ Executive Director Shahmar Movsumov said in an exclusive interview with Trend.

IIKSS - A new citizen of Turkmenistan was born at the Maternal and Child Health Research Centre in the first minutes of the New Year. He is the first reported baby born in 2017 in our country.
Certainly,

IIKSS - Iran and Azerbaijan are boosting trade and transportation ties, following the new agreements reached during a joint intergovernmental commission held in Baku and Nakhchivan last week.
The two sides agreed to reduce transit fees to $100

IIKSS - Turkmenistan will transit 300,000 tons of carbamide through Azerbaijan in 2017, Azerbaijan Railways CJSC said in a message Jan. 6.
Azerbaijan Railways actively participates in implementation of the projects of international transportation corridors, important for Azerbaijan,

IIKSS - At the initiative of President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov, 2017 has been declared the Year of Health and Inspiration in Turkmenistan, the country’s official online newspaper Turkmenistan: the Golden Age reported.
Support of socially important projects including the

IIKSS - Ashgabat hosted an extended meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, where President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov gave a keynote address, summarizing 2016 and outlining the prospects for 2017.
As has been noted by the Head of

IIKSS - Azerbaijan, which is one of the largest suppliers of oil to the Czech Republic, is interested in development of cooperation in the energy sector.
Azerbaijani Ambassador to Czech Republic, Farid Shafiyev said that currently the two

IIKSS - Center for Analysis of Economic Reforms & Communications (IITKL) and Microsoft Azerbaijan signed the Memorandum of Cooperation. The document signed by Executive director IITKM Vusal Gasimov and Head of Microsoft Azerbaijan Sarkhan Hashimov.
IITKL reports that

IIKSS - During the trip of the Head of Turkmen State, special attention was paid to the issues of social and economic development of the region, realization of adopted state programmes including in industrial sector and agricultural sphere.

IIKSS- President Hassan Rouhani has said Iran would stay committed to its obligations under any deal as long as others do not breach it.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran will stay committed to its obligations as long as

IIKSS- Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan has unveiled a marine outboard gasoline engine dubbed Tous through an official ceremony in Tehran.
Addressing the ceremony on Tuesday, Dehqan said the marine engine was totally designed and manufactured

IIKSS- The six-party talks that took place in Moscow this week represented an unprecedentedly broad and uniquely multipolar approach to resolving the long-running War on Afghanistan.
This is the first time that Russia, China, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, and

IIKSS - Azerbaijan is interested in stable relations between its neighbors, so it made every possible effort to resolve the political conflict between Russia and Turkey last year, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said yesterday during the round

IIKSS- Turkmenistan was Turkey's single largest weapons buyer over the past five years, while the arms industries of Belarus and Israel are increasingly dependent on Azerbaijan's business, a new report has shown.
The report, by the arms trade

IIKSS- Ashgabat hosted a meeting with Palestine’s Deputy Foreign Minister Mazen Shamiyah, the Turkmen Foreign Ministry said in a message.
During the talks, the sides exchanged views on cooperation in trade, economy, as well as in the political

IIKSS- Ashgabat city hosted a meeting with an Afghan delegation led by the country’s Deputy Foreign Minister Nasir Ahmad Andisha, the Turkmen Foreign Ministry said in a message Feb. 22.
“Regular political consultations are one of the most

IIKSS- Last week, Russia and Iran launched the construction of the Sirik 1.4-gigawatt thermal nuclear plan in the city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran. The opening ceremony was attended by Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak.
In mid-December

IIKSS- A team at International Research Networks (IRN) organised an excellent Iran Business Symposium on Feb. 21+23, 2017, at the Renaissance Hotel in Amsterdam. It was attended by Switzerland, Germany, Turkey, Italy, and many other EU countries and

IIKSS- A team at International Research Networks (IRN) organised an excellent Iran Business Symposium on Feb. 21+23, 2017, at the Renaissance Hotel in Amsterdam. It was attended by Switzerland, Germany, Turkey, Italy, and many other EU countries and

IIKSS- After being in the works for the past 22 years, the multibillion-dollar Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (Tapi) gas pipeline project got under way on Friday.
The pipeline will serve as an energy corridor between Central and South Asia.
The inaugural

IIKSS- Iran has started laying rail tracks on the rail section Astara (Azerbaijan) - Astara (Iran), which is constructed in the framework of the North-South international transport corridor.
Governor of Iran’s Astara Port Yunes Ranjkesh said that operations

IIKSS- Russia's Air Force and special op's units were part of the operation to liberate the iconic Syrian city of Palmyra from Islamic State terrorists earlier this week, Col. Gen. Andrey Kartapolov, commander of the Russian forces in

IIKSS- The recent visit of Azerbaijani president to Tehran as well as signing of several important documents showed an eternal friendship between the two neighboring countries.
President Ilham Aliyev paid a one-day official visit to Iran on March

IIKSS- The recent visit of Azerbaijani president to Tehran as well as signing of several important documents showed an eternal friendship between the two neighboring countries.
President Ilham Aliyev paid a one-day official visit to Iran on March

IIKSS- Iran is to open the largest port in the Caspian Sea within a year, and the future port is going to be a direct competitor of the Baku International Sea Trade Port.
Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company reports

IIKSS- Iran’s President Rouhani described relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan friendly and strategic.
“Relations between the two countries has been developing since three years ago with regard to political ties and

IIKSS- Miankaleh peninsula is a narrow but long peninsula (48km long and between 1300-3200 meters wide), in Mazandaran Province, north of Iran, situated in the extreme southeastern part of the Caspian Sea. It is spread over 68,800 hectares.

IIKSS- Over the recent years, the Caspian Sea Basin of Russia has been showing a downward cargo transshipment trend while the throughput of other basins is permanently growing. The weakness of transcaspian logistics is in its customs administration,

IIKSS- Relations between Azerbaijan and Georgia are perfect, said Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili, who is on a visit in Azerbaijan, in his interview with Trend.
“We have total understanding and respect of each other. At the same time,

IIKSS- The fourth meeting of the Caspian Expert Club, timed to the 300th anniversary of the Astrakhan province, was held in Astrakhan yesterday. The experts met to discuss historical research and media projects within the framework of the

IIKSS- “Azerbaijan has a key role in the Southern Caucasus region and in the Caspian Sea. The role of the country in facilitating the process of understanding among the different religions is important. Azerbaijan in that respect is

IIKSS- The largest Russian project in Iran is the nuclear power plant in Bushehr. This is a unique building which has no analogues elsewhere in the world.
The construction of the station was started in 1974 by the

When the Russian bear wakes up
The analysis of the government ability index of Russia (the government weight)
IIKSS- Russia is one of the strongest countries in the world, of course, an important part of this vision roots

IIKSS- The Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) project is important, especially for Turkey, Georgia and European countries, as it will reduce dependence on other gas resources from places such as Russia, according to Azerbaijan’s energy minister.
“The TANAP

Economic efficiency of the population in the Russian Federation? Journalistic legends or statistical facts?
IIKSS - Among the elements that make up the country-state, the population can be considered as one of the basic elements and also

The dreams that were burned by oil: analysis of the political weight (PW) and government weight (GW) of the Republic of Azerbaijan
International Institute of Khazar Studies (IIKSS) - Azerbaijan can be counted among the countries that

Analysis of fluctuation of the budget of Azerbaijan and its political consequences
International institute of khazar sea studies (IIKSS) - Currently, the economy is one of the most important index of the assessment of countries and also

Fluctuations of the population and government's ability index (government weight) in the Azerbaijan Republic
International Institute of Khazar Sea Studies (IIKSS) - The Republic of Azerbaijan as one of the countries in the Caspian region and the

Ratio of population and territory in the Republic of Kazakhstan and its impact on the political weight of this republic
International Institute of Khazar Studies (IIKSS) – Kazakhstan is a country with high per capita land because

The government's ability index (government weight index - GW index) of the Russian Federation (1)
International Institute of Khazar Studies (IIKSS) – the Russian government weight has increased significantly in 2018 and was equal to 1.59%, meanwhile,

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov met on April 28 in Moscow on the sidelines of the trilateral meeting of Russian, Iranian and Turkish foreign ministers on Syria.
During the meeting, Zarif hailed

On May 5-6, 2018 the 45th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states was held in Dhaka, People’s Republic of Bangladesh, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said in a

Moscow decried US President Donald Trump’s decision to pull the United States out of the historic 2015 Iran nuclear deal and reimpose sanctions with the Russian Foreign Ministry saying it is “deeply disappointed”.
“There are and there may

The effect of determination of Special Fishery Zone and its destructive consequences on processes of delimitation of marine zones of the Caspian Sea
International Institute of Khazar Studies (IIKSS) – One of the issues that has been

Moscow can see that all participants in the Iran nuclear deal, except the US, are determined to maintain the agreement and will continue efforts to that end, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday, TASS reports.
"A

Oil fields, oil bases and oil refineries located in the Turkmen sector of the Caspian Sea and on the coast area are under the supervision of Turkmenistan's environmental organizations, the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper reported.
The inspection is carried out

The director of the International Institute of Khazar Sea Studies (IIKSS): Iran should not hurry to sign the draft of the legal regime of the Caspian Sea
International Institute of Khazar Sea Studies (IIKSS) - While arguing

Friendship and partnership as well as good-neighborly relations cover all spheres of cooperation between Azerbaijan and Russia, Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mikhail Bocharnikov said at an event organized for the Russia Day in Baku on June 11.
"Presently, we

The meeting in Geneva on Syria between Russia, Iran and Turkey which began on Monday is very important, said UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura.
“I am very interested in this meeting because it

In a ceremony attended by Ghahreman Soleymani, the Cultural Attaché of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Russia, Iran-Russia social-cultural studies center opened in Russian New University (RosNOU) on Thursday in Moscow.

Intermittent Israeli strikes against Iranian positions in Syria have alarmed Russia, which is trying to solidify its military gains there. Active Israeli interference could bring down the highly unstable security architecture the Russians are working on in Syria.

The Labyrinth of the Caspian Sea Legal Regime in an interview with Tasnim
Dr. Maysam Araee Daronkola, the director of the International Institute of Khazar Sea Studies (IIKSS) in an interview with Tasnim News Agency
International

Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Valiollah Seif revealed the implementation of monetary treaties with the countries including Iraq, Russia and Republic of Azerbaijan.
Turning to the situation of monetary

Is it possible to go to the International Court of Justice to resolve the legal regime of the Caspian Sea?
International Institute of Khazar Sea Studies (IIKSS) - After a period when was viewed emotionally to the

Diplomacy is starting to take the lead in the Syrian conflict. In recent weeks important meetings and talks took place which indicated that some sort of a Syria deal is underway. First Russian President Vladimir Putin met with

Drilling industry in the Caspian region entered an all-new period after Azerbaijan’s SOCAR AQS and the British KCA Deutag Group converged their advanced technologies and sophisticated expertise within a joint venture last week

As a result of a recent meeting, a Turkmen-Romanian working group cooperating in the field of transport, have decided that in order to progress the signing of the political declaration on the creation of the Caspian Sea-Black Sea transport and transit

The Council of Farmers was established under Azerbaijan Ministry of Agriculture, the ministry informed on August 3.
The relevant meeting with the participation of large farmers and Agriculture Minister Inam Karimov discussed the quality of fertilizers and seeds, lack

The Iranian president will travel to Kazakhstan next Saturday to attend a summit of the Caspian Sea littoral states.
Iranian president's Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications and Information Parviz Esmaeili said Wednesday

The current situation is by no means a good time for agreement on the Caspian Sea regime/ do not repeat past mistakes
International Institute of Khazar Sea Studies (IIKSS) – Recently on Monday 16 July 2018 the

Energy projects in the resource-rich Caspian Sea could receive a boost after five nations agreed on the legal terms of how to share access after 20 years of negotiations.
Despite being one of the world's oldest hydrocarbons producing regions,

Azerbaijan plans to send two export missions to the UAE by the end of 2018 in order to expand the geography of exports of its products to the Persian Gulf markets, the Trade Representative of Azerbaijan in Dubai Elnur

Latvia’s textile manufacturers are keen to create joint production in Azerbaijan to further export products to the CIS countries.
Head of the Association of Textile Producers and Exporters of Azerbaijan, head of Gilan Textile Park Mehriban Akhundova told Trend

Azerbaijan and Belarus have a strong potential for expanding economic cooperation in the production sector, Belarusian expert Yuri Shevtsov told Trend, noting that Azerbaijan is one of the most reliable economic partners of Belarus in the region.
In particular,

declared the year of import in China, which means that the country is widely opening its gates for import of goods from around the world. Therefore, at the moment, our task is to carefully prepare for the first Chinese

With the outlines of its six idle cranes obscured by thick fog and pouring rain, Kazakhstan's Caspian seaport Aktau seems an unlikely stop on China's much-hyped new silk road.
But the sleepy port, which has been badly hit in

German Chancellor Angela Merkel held what she called "intensive" discussions with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in talks that addressed energy cooperation, human rights, and the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.
The meeting between Merkel

Uniper SE and Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR will collaborate on projects aimed at improving the energy efficiency of oil and gas production in Azerbaijan, SOCAR said in a message Aug. 25.
The two companies signed an agreement to

The government's ability index (government weight index - GW index) of the Russian Federation (2)
International Institute of Khazar Studies (IIKSS) – The analysis of the dependent variables that make up the government's ability index

Dr. Maysam Araee Daronkola, the director of the International Institute of Khazar Sea Studies (IIKSS) in a detailed interview with The Young Journalists Club
Parliament should make the final decision on "Caspian Sea Convention" /

Russia does not plan to lay trunk pipelines along the bottom of the Caspian Sea, the Russian Foreign Ministry's ambassador-at-large Igor Bratchikov, Sputnik reports.
"Actually, Russia and other littoral countries have already laid thousands of kilometers of pipes of different purposes

The liberation of Baku on September 15, 1918 is an extremely important event in the history of the Azerbaijani statehood, department head at the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS), doctor of philosophy in political sciences, Associate Professor Elshad

Azerbaijan is a country that has reached important achievements in many spheres, Chairman of the Kuwaiti National Assembly Marzouq Al-Ghanim said.
Al-Ghanim made the remarks in Baku on Sept. 21 at a ceremonial meeting dedicated to the 100th anniversary

The relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan are at the highest level, the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, the Turkish media reported October 1.
Erdogan noted that the relations between Baku and Ankara are developing in all spheres.
He

The Trump administration's sanctions policy has brought Russia and Iran closer together in the field of energy cooperation, Iranian Deputy Minister of Oil Hamid-Reza Araghi told Sputnik. Given the growing demand for environmentally friendly fuel, Russian-Iranian gas

On 12 August 2018, the five Caspian littoral states, after two decades of negotiations, finally agreed on the status of the region when they signed the ‘Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea’ document in the port

Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and his Uzbek counterpart Shavkat Mirziyoyev in a phone conversation noted solid potential for building up interaction in the economy, the Turkmen government said in a message.
The sides stressed that the two neighboring countries

Taking a cruise is a perfect opportunity to see several sites in one go. Therefore, it is not surprising that this way of traveling is rapidly gaining popularity.
Moreover, cruise trips have become more affordable for a wide range

Turkmenistan is preparing for next year’s sixth Caspian summit and the first Caspian Economic Forum.
The secretive state’s organising committee is addressing how to tackle the tricky issues surrounding dividing up the Caspian basin’s resources among the five littoral

The points of international law, Caspian Sea - the coastal length of the Caspian littoral countries and its relation with the process of delimitation of the continental shelf
International Institute of Khazar Studies (IIKSS) –

It is well known that the trade sanctions that the US has imposed on the Iranian regime have been causing the latter to seek to develop alternatives for its development, effectively evading those sanctions and their effects.

Iranian Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi met on Friday with Azeri President Ilham Aliyev in a visit to Baku, Tasnim reported.
During the meeting, Aliyev hailed the growing ties between Tehran and Baku, saying reciprocal visits by the

Azerbaijan has continued its successful foreign policy under President Ilham Aliyev`s leadership this year too, reads an article headlined "Strategic diplomacy pursued by President Ilham Aliyev and achievements of our foreign policy" by head of the Department of Foreign